Florida Fishing Report

We had a few Indian Summer days this past week. The chamber of commerce days featured brilliant cobalt skies as a backdrop, light winds and following seas.

Bait schools continue to move down the coast. Finding these potpourris of bait is not difficult. Birds, dolphins and whitewater explosions are sure signs to look for, as virtually every bait-frenzy has them in it or over it. As a result of this bait, southwest Florida beaches, passes and adjacent flats are teaming with Spanish mackerel, jacks, bluefish, trout, ladyfish and pompano.

Can it get any easier? Yes! All you need is one lure, a jig. “Special teams” lures like top-waters and flies are keeping their prospective a-fish-ionados content.

The same bait-filled areas over seagrasses are producing decent action on small gag grouper commonly known as “grass grouper”. Bag limits of “keeper” grouper are being met by savvy anglers trolling or live chumming over small rock piles inside of 25 feet.

If you can get the right wind and tide, reds are being found on the edges of the flats adjacent to deeper water on the first of the flood. Snook are well embedded in their winter haunts and temperament. Juvenile tarpon are obliging to our offers. Again, with the right weather, attempts for “grand slams” (snook, redfish, trout, tarpon) can be successful.

Behind the scenes: we’ve been working on a Facebook and Twitter presence. We’re really excited about doing live feeds from the boat that will include real time reports, still shots and video this spring. For those of you that are new to micro-blogging/social sites, there is nothing to fear concerning your privacy. When you join, you may set your settings as tight or as loose as you wish. In Facebook, you must register to view our pages.

You can become a “friend” of mine by request at www.Facebook.com/GiantTarpon. We are doing random drawings for free giveaways on my “fan” site at www.facebook.com/FloridaFishingCharters.GiantTarponFishingFlorida.

Join the “fan” site today for a free chance to win a guided GiantTarpon fishing trip. You can also receive our text micro-blogs by “following” us at www.Twitter.com/GiantTarpon on your phone or use just the web.

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I am truly grateful for all the friendships I have developed over the decades. Many of you are family to me - without condition. I am blessed to serve as the catalyst to lifelong bonds. I wish you all the Season’s Best!

Screaming Drags and Tired Arms!

Robert McCue

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